Elevator or storage-house construction.



. No; 702,!!8. Patented June [0, I902.

V S. H. TBOMANHAUSER.

ELEVATOR 0R STORAGE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION.-

(Application filed Mar. 23, 1901. Renewed Jan 81, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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No. 702,||a. I Patented lun m, I902.

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ELEVATOR 0R STORAGE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION (Application filed Mar. 23, 1901. Renewed Jan. 81, 1902.)

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SENECA HAVER TROMANHAUSER, or MINNEAPOLIS,MINNESOTA.

ELEVATQ R" 0 R 6T0 Rage E- o usE coN ST RUICTION.

SPEGIFIGATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 702,118, dated June 10, 1902 Application filedMarch 23, 1901. Renewed January 31,1902: Serial No. 92,073. "(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SENEOAHAVER Tao- MANHAUSER, of Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepiu, State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Elevator or Storage-House Oonstru'ctiomof which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to grain-elevator or warehouse construction; and the object of the invention is to provide an elevator or storagebin wall that will withstand any bulging or, lateral strain arising from the pressure or weight of the grain and will also be of more simple and economical construction thaniany wall heretofore employed forthis-purpose.

A further-object is to provide 'a wall-that will be fireproof and moisture-proof aud will even absorb. the moisture from damp grain that may be placed in the bins. The invention consists generally in an elevator or storage-bin having each of its walls in the form of an archthat lies in a substantially vertical plane, with its convex surface on the inside of the bin, and suitable columns at the ends of each arch, supporting the same against horizontal thrust.

Further, the invention consists in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described ,and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a vertical section of a grain-elevator embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the bin'constructed in accordance withmy invention. Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the blocks of which the wall is composed.

' Fig. 3. Fig. 5is a side elevation of a wall the outer walls of these bins and must be constructed in a very substantial manner in' Fim '4 is a longitudinal section on the line '00 w 8f order; to withstand the extreme bulging strain or, pressure arising from the weight of the grain;

It has-been customary heretofore to construct elevators of wood; but owingto the very heavy construction required it hasbeen found that wood in {many ways was unsuitable, as it is desirable that the modern grainelevator should be absolutely fireproof. Buildings of this character have been constructed of tile of special form built'around or within a skeleton steel or ironframe,'and

solid cement walls have also been employed in the. construction of the bins. It has been found, however, that this method of building grain-elevators was very expensive, and in some cases bin-walls of cement have been un able to withstand the bulging strain, though the walls were tied together in various ways.-

To obviate all these objections and difficulties to the various constructions heretofore employed, lhave devised ,a blll. or elevator wall which consists in providinga block'fiof the ordinary brick, tile, or cement material,- having a series of holes 8 provided at. intervals therein.- These bricks maybemade in various sizes, according to the size oftthe olevator to be built and the capacity of thebins. The length ofeach brick, however,will have two, three, or four to one,.so that in cona fixed ratio to its width,preferablyeitherstructing a bin-wall the blocks can be fitted together at the corners. the holes in the blocks extend ;throu'gh" the same from top to bottom and; are '5 formed therein when the block is made msuallyby a stamp or die having aseri'jes of pins that will perforate the material of the blockbefo're it is burned or becomes hardened. Theseholes are a suitable distance apart and-preferably set in from the edge of the blockahdsiire of suitable size to receive suitable wirenails'or dowel-pins.

As shown in Fig. 4,.

The blocks ,are preferably of sufficient depth or thickness so that 'aspike when droppedinto a holein a blockwill be longenough to extend-through two blocks placed one upon the other. The holes will be 7 formed and the blocks will begl'aid in. the walls so that the holes of oneblock will register with those directly .benefath.','l.h'e-.rows of blocks will be laid in cement'or mortar and the holes filled with the same material. The nails or pins will then be forced into the holes, and the cement will set around them, so that loo the blocks will be securely tied or bound together and lateral twisting or bulging of the wall will be prevented. In building the elevator-wall and the bins the blocks will be laid in the same manner as an ordinary brick would be, and as the courses are laid one above the other the pins will be dropped into place, their upper ends or heads covered with cement or mortar, and the construction of the wall continued to the top of the bin.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the holes arranged in three groups, five in each, and informing the corners of a square bin the ends of the blocks of one wall will be pinned to the first group of holes in the adjoining wall, and as this group of holes will occupy one-third the length of the block, the proportion of the one I have shown being three to one, it follows that the blocks will lit together accurately at the corners.

In Fig. l, 9 and 10 represent the walls of a bin constructed in the manner heretofore described, and 11 is a curved wall at the top of the bin, also forming a part of the elevator-roof. 12 represents a bin occupying a position at the center of the elevator, above which is a cupola 13, having walls formed, preferably, by continuing the walls 10 above the roof. I-beams 1, 4, and 15, arranged at intervals between the walls 10 and 11, support and brace the same.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a bin provided at each corner with vertical columns or pilasters 17, constructed with the blocks heretofore described or of ordinary masonry, or steel columns may be employed, if preferred, and between these columns and bearing upon the same are inwardly-curved arches 18. These arches may be composed of ordinary brick or tile blocks, as shown, or I may use the perforated blocks pinned or tied together, as heretofore described, or concrete construction may be employed, if preferred. The ends of the arches are preferably connected and supported against horizontal thrust by the tie-rods anchored in the columns 17 at intervals from the top to the bottom of the bin. The arches 18 when made of common brick or tile connected by the tie bars or rods will form a very economical substantial structure capable of resisting great internal pressure and is a construction particularly adapted for large bins. The arches will be even stronger when composed of the perforated blocks pinned together, as they will then form a complete homogeneous mass that will be even more rigid and substantial than when in one solid piece. This arched construction of bin may be employed in either country or terminal elevators and the storage-bins for the same and in warehouses of all descriptions where a wall that is capable of withstanding extreme lateral pressure and of economical fireproof construction is desired.

It will be understood that I do not confine myself to any particular form of block to be used in the construction of these vertical arches, nor to the number or size of the perforations in the blocks when blocks of this character are employed, as the same may be modified in various ways to suit the different styles of construction and the size of the bins, the essential feature being the bin-walls made in the form of double vertical arches of either the perforate or itn perforate blocks or bricks or of concrete.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. An elevator or storage-bin having each of its walls in the form of an arch that lies in a substantially vertical plane with its convex surface on the inside of the bin, suitable upright columns or pilasters at the ends of each arch, each column orpilaster forming a support horizontally for two or more arches, and tie-rods anchored in said columns at intervals between the top and bottom of each arch and rigidly connecting its ends, substantially as described.

2. An elevator or storage-bin rectangular in form having each of its walls in the form of an arch that lies in a substantially vertical plane with its convex surface on the inside of the bin, suitable upright columns or pilasters at the ends of each arch, each column or pilaster forming a support horizontally for arches at right angles to each other, and tie-rods anchored in said columns at intervals between the top and bottom of each arch and rigidly'connecting its ends, substantially as described.

3. A series of abutting storage-bins substantially square in cross-section, each bin having its walls in the form of an arch that lies in a substantially vertical plane with its convex surface on the inside of 'the bin, the ends of each arch meeting the ends of the arches forming the abutting Walls of the same bin and also meeting the corresponding ends of the oppositely-curved arch of the adjacent bin and each arch forminga complete wall of the bin, upright columns or pilasters provided at the corners and intersecting the meeting ends of said arches, and tie-rods anchored in said columns and extending between the opposite arches at intervals between the top and bottom of the same and rigidly connecting their ends, substantially as described.

4. An elevator or storage-bin having each of its Walls in the form of an arch that lies in a substantially vertical plane with its convex surface on the inside of the bin, suitable upright columns at the ends of each arch and forming supports horizontally therefor, and means connecting said columns and binding or tying the arches together.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of March, 1901.

SENECA IIAVER 'lROlllANllAUSllR.

In presence of RICHARD PAUL, M. O. NOONAN.

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